Jesus did many more miracles than are recorded in the Gospels so the ones that do get recorded are here for a reason. In most cases the miracles are signs of the authority of Jesus and that is particularly the case with the miracles in today’s reading. Jesus commands the weather as well as a legion of demons. The application is not that we may be assured of nice weather for that special day, though feel free to pray for this. It is bigger and more important than this. To be a Christian is to give Jesus command over your life. If Jesus has taken command of your life then, as you walk with him, he will command every obstacle that might block the pathway. This doesn’t mean that you will never suffer hardship. Jesus assures us, in fact, that we will suffer many hardships in this life (John 16:33). What it means is that nothing will thwart the purpose that God wants to fulfil in your life. He has determined the path beforehand. The works he has for you have been prepared (Ephesians 2:10). All you have to do is stick with Jesus. As you walk with Jesus many obstacles will raise themselves before you. But the obstacles are only opportunities to see Jesus’ authority at work. They may give you hardship and grief for a while, but they will not block your path forwards. They will only make you stronger. Those that come against you may be many (Psalm 3), but Jesus commands them all.
Ask Jesus to make a way through whatever obstacle you feel you are facing today.
Read Luke 8:22-39
